Guiding gun control legislation in Belarus includes the Parliamentary Act No. 61-3 of the Republic of Belarus of 13 November 2001 on weapons, Act No. 130-3 of the Republic of Belarus of 6 January 1998 on export controls, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus of 1 January 2001,23 and the Presidential Decree No. 473 "On measures to improve the regulation of the circulation of and tracing military, service and civilian weapons and ammunition in the territory of the Republic of Belarus"24

UNPoA Commitment

On 21 July 2001, Belarus committed to a consensus decision of the United Nations to adopt, support and implement the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects43

UNPoA Implementation Monitor Score

In its UN small arms Programme of Action Implementation Monitor (PoAIM Phase 1), the Small Arms Survey scored Belarus against its commitments to the PoA, then ranked it at No. 5344454647 among 159 Member States

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15.

IANSA.2006.‘Reviewing Action on Small Arms 2006: Assessing the first five years of the UN Programme of Action.’ Biting the Bullet 'Red Book' 2006.New York, NY:International Action Network on Small Arms and the Biting the Bullet project,26 June. (Q82)Full Citation

16.

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20.

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21.

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22.

Newton, George D and Franklin E Zimring.1969.‘Firearm Licensing: Permissive v Restrictive.’ Firearms & Violence in American Life: A staff report submitted to the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence.Washington, DC:US Government Printing Office,1 January. (Q22)Full Citation

23.

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24.

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25.

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29.

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30.

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31.

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32.

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33.

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34.

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35.

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36.

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37.

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38.

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39.

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43.

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Citation for this Article

Alpers, Philip and Marcus Wilson. 2016. Belarus — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law.Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney. GunPolicy.org, 5 July.Accessed 18 February 2018. at: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/belarus